Collateral Damage Daily for August 28

Albert Pujols hopes to return today after sitting out almost a week. He took batting practice and ran over the weekend. … Mark Teixeira could miss the next week or two because of a mild strain of his left calf. … Aaron Laffey had to leave yesterday’s game with a left calf contusion and is day-to-day. … Henderson Alvarez also had to leave yesterday’s game with a left lower leg contusion and is also day-to-day. … An MRI on Daniel Murphy’s shoulder ruled out major structural damage. He was diagnosed with a posterior shoulder strain and is day-to-day. … The MRI on Gavin Floyd’s elbow revealed a muscle strain. He is expected to at least miss his next start.

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Franklin Gutierrez was activated yesterday. He missed almost two months because of a concussion and almost three months earlier in the season recovering from a strained chest. Casper Wells was optioned to make room for Gutierrez.